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translation, the debt ceiling deal didn't do enough about the debt itself. so keep this in mind when you hear it said,be with great certainty it's the republicans trying to force spending cuts over endangering the nation credit rating. as will rogers quoted once, "it isn'tbe what we don't know that gives us trouble. it's what we know that ain't so." bret? >> bret: the president has effectively turned the messaging around. by saying it's about paying the bills that congress has already passed. the laws that it's already passed. republicans are saying it's about borrowing authority. essentially running up the country's credit card. >> exactly. what the republicans are saying is look, we maxed out the credit card. it's time before we extend any new credit or allow any new credit to do something aboutbe the spending that got us here. that would seem on the surface to be a reasonable argument. but so far, the republicans have not been able to win it. and what tends to happen in the fights when you get all of this late hour melodrama as we have had in the last cou
translation, the debt ceiling deal didn't do enough about the debt itself. so keep this in mind when you hear it said,be with great certainty it's the republicans trying to force spending cuts over endangering the nation credit rating. as will rogers quoted once, "it isn'tbe what we don't know that gives us trouble. it's what we know that ain't so." bret? >> bret: the president has effectively turned the messaging around. by saying it's about paying the bills that congress has...
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we are talking about the debt ceiling. versus spending cuts. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel reports on the house g.o.p. winter retreat in virginia. >> at the house g.o.p. retreat in williamsberg, virginia, the leaders decided they will pass three-month temporary increase to give them time to finalize a budget. speaker boehner said before there is long-term debt limit increase a budget should be passed that cut spending. the house g.o.p. whip hinted at the strategy. >> our hope is to pass something early so the senate can take action as well. i wouldn't be jeopardizingor economy there. it shows it's a rational, put us on a better path. and i would hi the american public could support it and the senate as well. >> fox news poll reveals 83% think government spending is out of control. up five points from two years ago. 69% of those surveyed say the debt limit should only be raised after major cuts. aides to the number two senate republicans does not support giving president obama a blank check but told "houston chronicle" editorial
we are talking about the debt ceiling. versus spending cuts. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel reports on the house g.o.p. winter retreat in virginia. >> at the house g.o.p. retreat in williamsberg, virginia, the leaders decided they will pass three-month temporary increase to give them time to finalize a budget. speaker boehner said before there is long-term debt limit increase a budget should be passed that cut spending. the house g.o.p. whip hinted at the strategy....
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but what we're looking at now is a debt ceiling. we heard republicans saying they will not let it go by without something being done or something -- if you want to use the word extracted. do you think there should be a clean debt ceiling or do you think it would be right for the congress to use the occasion to do something to reduce our indebtedness. >> i'm probably not the right democrat to ask about clean debt ceiling because i have not voted -- i got caught in procedural votes to move it forward. i think you have to come to grips with it. >> and what would you like to see happen at the debt ceiling? >> well again a big picture needs to be looked at. and that is when the bowls simpson came into this and taken into consideration. you can't put one side in the box and what we are doing now, we are just making you vote and take score, trying to use it against you. i would rather fix something and we have to get together and come to grips with it. we have to have some reforms. >> but there is no way that would happen before a debt cei
but what we're looking at now is a debt ceiling. we heard republicans saying they will not let it go by without something being done or something -- if you want to use the word extracted. do you think there should be a clean debt ceiling or do you think it would be right for the congress to use the occasion to do something to reduce our indebtedness. >> i'm probably not the right democrat to ask about clean debt ceiling because i have not voted -- i got caught in procedural votes to move...
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a debt ceiling debacle. in july of august of 2011. it's true that republicans in house took a hit in public opinion. but so did obama. people expect him to be a leader. if you have an injury to our credit rating, they will say yes. of course, republicans in the house. he gets hurt on that. it's equal. unequal on the fiscal cliff. the republicans have to be united but not only in the prescription approximately. unite on what they want. on plan "a" or "b" or "c." it's not all ad hoc. it can be a dollar of debt ceiling increase for dollar of debt reduction, which they try in 2011. or a balanced budget amendment. >> bret: that is what we could see. balanceed budget amendment call. >> it would help republicans and i crease the leverage. although, i believe policy isn't the greatest idea. >> as far as the dead itself. >> bret: p.r. next up how president obama is continuing the war on terror. >>> my client was arrested in jabuti, by >> megyn: beautyan authorities and held incommunecato for a while and held by the authorities and roughed up q
a debt ceiling debacle. in july of august of 2011. it's true that republicans in house took a hit in public opinion. but so did obama. people expect him to be a leader. if you have an injury to our credit rating, they will say yes. of course, republicans in the house. he gets hurt on that. it's equal. unequal on the fiscal cliff. the republicans have to be united but not only in the prescription approximately. unite on what they want. on plan "a" or "b" or "c."...
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on the debt ceiling, he's the president of the united states, he can't allow a debt ceiling and he certainly can't allow a debt ceiling increase to not take place because he's fighting to protect members of congress from implementing -- from the implementation of his own law that he says is good for everybody. >> that's the point. republicans have planted their flag in a place that the president cannot and will not go. maybe he'd agree to the medical advice tax being lifted. but he will never agree to, for instance, delaying the individual mandate or defunding obama care. he can't and he won't. that's the problem here. but the white house has always said it will negotiate on the budget. it just won't negotiate on the debt ceiling. of course there are going to be negotiations and they're going to lead to hopefully a resolution on the debt ceiling. they're just not going to be about the debt ceiling. >> planting the flag on the senate floor for more than 21 hours, more with the panel, we'll start with charles when we come back. [ male announcer ] making a dodge in 100 easy steps. step 1 -- stu
on the debt ceiling, he's the president of the united states, he can't allow a debt ceiling and he certainly can't allow a debt ceiling increase to not take place because he's fighting to protect members of congress from implementing -- from the implementation of his own law that he says is good for everybody. >> that's the point. republicans have planted their flag in a place that the president cannot and will not go. maybe he'd agree to the medical advice tax being lifted. but he will...
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okay, charles, start with the debt ceiling talk. what you heard from the president. >> the tone was remarkable. he talk about the republicans being suspicious of the social security and medicare by the oldest saw that you could hear. then he added making sure empovrished children get food. that's over the top. he said i love to hang out with a congressional picnic at these people who want to starve america's chirp. interesting ini havation. then he went over and over on the debt ceiling and he must have gone through the same idea 15 times. saying this is about honoring the obligation and paying the bills we have already incured. he raised the debt ceiling on how to depend on the ongoing financial assistance from the foreign country to finance the reckless, fiscal pollty. the point of raising the debt ceiling is to allow to us borrow. he talked about the debt ceiling a dozen times. not once did he use the word "borrow." that means we are going to continue to borrow for every dollar the government spend, only 60 cents of it come from
okay, charles, start with the debt ceiling talk. what you heard from the president. >> the tone was remarkable. he talk about the republicans being suspicious of the social security and medicare by the oldest saw that you could hear. then he added making sure empovrished children get food. that's over the top. he said i love to hang out with a congressional picnic at these people who want to starve america's chirp. interesting ini havation. then he went over and over on the debt ceiling...
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he loses on the debt ceiling. he's really afraid of that debt ceiling. he says he won't bend on this. of course, he will have to at the 11th hour. he can't afford to be remembered as the first president who defaulted or allowed a condition to which it could happen. so i think what we just heard in that sound byte was he pointed to an exit ramp for the speaker. he basically says, well, i i said i won't negotiate while the debt ceiling is hanging over us. so you give me a three-week extension. boehner has said i won't give in on this and give him a clean extension. so it won't be a clean extension of the debt ceiling. it will be i'll give you three weeks, but you got to give me a committee. he told how he wants it it structured. 20 members, i'll give you the agenda, it it will be attached. so it will be a conditional extension. i think the president gets away and he finesses it. we know what happened the last time around. they had a supercommittee that didn't succeed. that's the way you avoid the disaster from the president's perspective. boehner has said
he loses on the debt ceiling. he's really afraid of that debt ceiling. he says he won't bend on this. of course, he will have to at the 11th hour. he can't afford to be remembered as the first president who defaulted or allowed a condition to which it could happen. so i think what we just heard in that sound byte was he pointed to an exit ramp for the speaker. he basically says, well, i i said i won't negotiate while the debt ceiling is hanging over us. so you give me a three-week extension....
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he says republicans see a simple equation. >> we're not raising the debt ceiling without real cuts in spending. it is as simple as that. >> reporter: the national debt clock has done something peculiar when it comes to total public debt, according to the administration, it stopped ticking forward. it has been frozen at 16,699,396,000,000 since may 16th. they've been using a tool box of extraordinary measures to allow for continued borrowing, moving money around, paying selected bills, ringing them up, leaving other items in the nation's grocery cart to be paid when the debt ceiling is raised. if the debt ceiling is not raised, treasury officials would be forced to choose which bills to pay and which to leave in the met for cal cart unpaid. the national debt continues to grow. congressional budget office predicts outstanding public debt at the end of 2013 fiscal year to be nearly $17 trillion. as it stands now, if we were to give every american a chunk of the debt, that would be about $53,000 per person. and if current law remains the same, the debt just keeps adding up. just three yea
he says republicans see a simple equation. >> we're not raising the debt ceiling without real cuts in spending. it is as simple as that. >> reporter: the national debt clock has done something peculiar when it comes to total public debt, according to the administration, it stopped ticking forward. it has been frozen at 16,699,396,000,000 since may 16th. they've been using a tool box of extraordinary measures to allow for continued borrowing, moving money around, paying selected...
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debt ceiling breach are up to international investors. if they lose confidence in the u.s., taxpayers will pay much more to borrow money. an expense sif proposition when the go. is borrowing hundreds of billions of dollars a year. >>> stocks were down today. the dow lost 136. s&p 500 dropped 14. nasdaq fell 37. now to international news. a long time fugitive al qaeda leader is in u.s. custody. a kenyan operator for the al shabaab group evaded capture, but his fate is still uncertain tonight. those are the headlines from two special operations raids over the weekend in north africa. national security correspondent jennifer griffin has the latest. >> reporter: two gdaring operations in two african countries to capture, not kill, two alleged al qaeda operatives. in somalia, the navy s.e.a.l. team 6 came ashore, their target wanted for his role in training foreign al qaeda fighters and for orchestrating the attack on the kenyan mall. the s.e.a.l.ed has to pull back when a firefight erupted. the target remains at large. 3,000 miles away in lib
debt ceiling breach are up to international investors. if they lose confidence in the u.s., taxpayers will pay much more to borrow money. an expense sif proposition when the go. is borrowing hundreds of billions of dollars a year. >>> stocks were down today. the dow lost 136. s&p 500 dropped 14. nasdaq fell 37. now to international news. a long time fugitive al qaeda leader is in u.s. custody. a kenyan operator for the al shabaab group evaded capture, but his fate is still...
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he drew a red line at the debt ceiling. we know what happens with the red lines. >> when president obama gets his way, things go bad for him. when it turns out every now and then if you give him room and he gets what he wants, he gets an unbelievably bad health care law that is falling apart at the seams. obama care was going to fail just not this fast, if you give it oxygen and show the people, it's not the republicans killing it, it's obama, and he is the one stopping it from being implemented, it's stopping on its own. >> and then the cleveland clinic is doing the massive cutbacks because of that law. >> we have a health care system and everybody in it knows we are short doctors and nurses and skills researchers, so what we are getting from obama care is a cutting of staff at one of the best institutions, and where are we increasing hiring? the irs. increase the number of tax collectors and decrease the number of doctors. brilliant. >> we will let that speak for itself. >>> up next, the friday lightning round. vo: two ye
he drew a red line at the debt ceiling. we know what happens with the red lines. >> when president obama gets his way, things go bad for him. when it turns out every now and then if you give him room and he gets what he wants, he gets an unbelievably bad health care law that is falling apart at the seams. obama care was going to fail just not this fast, if you give it oxygen and show the people, it's not the republicans killing it, it's obama, and he is the one stopping it from being...
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the debt ceiling is the most important piece. this president more than anything wants to take the possibility of default off the table. they think the government being closed is a bad option. the worst of the bad options is going in default. you have people like speaker boehner and other republicans suggesting they get that it would be bad. markets up today. if there's a joint statement in a little while between the white house and house republicans saying we're inching towards progress. the senator has a meeting with senator republicans. if there's progress, you could see the markets doing well tomorrow. if we don't get a statement from anyone tonight expressing hope, the markets have baked in the idea they're close to a deal. if there's not tomorrow, that could be a problem. >> loving the north lawn. we'll head back if question learn anymore. >> we heard from our capitol hill team that rogers, the committee chairman republican said that the president wasn't flat out rejecting the proposal but wants head way on the continuing re
the debt ceiling is the most important piece. this president more than anything wants to take the possibility of default off the table. they think the government being closed is a bad option. the worst of the bad options is going in default. you have people like speaker boehner and other republicans suggesting they get that it would be bad. markets up today. if there's a joint statement in a little while between the white house and house republicans saying we're inching towards progress. the...
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. >> well, that's because the debt ceiling is still 11, 12 days away. if we didn't have a debt ceiling overhanging it, there would be no movement at all. the president would stay exactly where he is, harry reid stay where they are and wait for the k. what they want is a clean cr as if cleanliness is next to godliness and in and of itself it's a wonderful thing. what they want is to humiliate the republicans and to cause them to walk back and concede everything. but the presence of the debt ceiling is what is saving grace from the gop point of view. obama can't allow it. the more we move away from the closing of the government, it continues, but it will have less effect. it's very ominous for the president, the approach. i suspect that if the shutdown continues into the end of next week, you'll see movement from the democrats because that will be a catastrophe for them politically apart from what it does to the country. >> the president has made an enormous concession that no one has noted. he keeps insisting i want a clean continuing -- which means i wa
. >> well, that's because the debt ceiling is still 11, 12 days away. if we didn't have a debt ceiling overhanging it, there would be no movement at all. the president would stay exactly where he is, harry reid stay where they are and wait for the k. what they want is a clean cr as if cleanliness is next to godliness and in and of itself it's a wonderful thing. what they want is to humiliate the republicans and to cause them to walk back and concede everything. but the presence of the...
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up next, will president obama try a political end-around congress on the debt ceiling? humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >> bret: 11 people were hurt when a commuteer ferry slammed in a dock in the financial district. it happened at the pier in southern manhattan. 330 passengers and crew were aboard the ferry. around 50 suffered minor injuries. no word yet on the 'cause. police say the ferry crew passed alcohol-breath tests. house democrats throw out the first jab in what is expected to be a political fistfight over the debt ceiling. the president has the authority to circumvent congress and raise the bar rowing limit on its own. -- wor rowing limit on
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the shutdown of the government or the debt ceiling? and what are you going to demand in the negotiation? on the first, it is open and shut that it should not be able to shut down because the polls show the public is 4 to 1 opposed to any shutdown or even any negotiations over a shutdown but they are 2 to 1 opposed to obama's position on the debt ceiling which is, i won't negotiate and i'm going to raise it. people hate raising the debt limit in the first place and the poll that was done last week shows that 61% of americans against 28% want to see a negotiation over the debt ceiling. and they are prepared to actually have it expire if it isn't a good negotiation. so that ought to be the place. and then you put in the christmas tree and you negotiate -- which obama will have to do over the debt ceiling. and you go home with what you want. it's not that complicated. i just think people here have an urge to do what pickets charge. >> what about this line from republicans this afternoon that the president's negotiating with the iranian pre
the shutdown of the government or the debt ceiling? and what are you going to demand in the negotiation? on the first, it is open and shut that it should not be able to shut down because the polls show the public is 4 to 1 opposed to any shutdown or even any negotiations over a shutdown but they are 2 to 1 opposed to obama's position on the debt ceiling which is, i won't negotiate and i'm going to raise it. people hate raising the debt limit in the first place and the poll that was done last...
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ceiling. >> so i want to be clear about this, the debt ceiling is not a question of authorizing more spending. raising the debt ceiling does not authorize more spending, it simply allows the country to pay for spending that congress has already committed to. >> mike: well, according to the congressional record, in 2006, then senator barack obama had this statement just before a debt ceiling vote and i quote, the fact that we are here today to debate raising america's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure, it's a sign that the u.s. government can't pay its own bills, it's a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our government's reckless fiscal policies. leadership means that the buck stops here. instead, washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today on the backs of our children and grandchildren, therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase america's debt limit. in 2008, candidate obama blamed president bush and called the growing debt unpatriotic. >> number 43 added 4 trillion dollars by his lonesome so that we no
ceiling. >> so i want to be clear about this, the debt ceiling is not a question of authorizing more spending. raising the debt ceiling does not authorize more spending, it simply allows the country to pay for spending that congress has already committed to. >> mike: well, according to the congressional record, in 2006, then senator barack obama had this statement just before a debt ceiling vote and i quote, the fact that we are here today to debate raising america's debt limit is a...
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raise the debt ceiling until february. fund the government in this continuing resolution, and until roughly january 15th, and the other things are delay on what is called the transitional reinsurance tax, and income verification is a part of the obama care as part of this, but it all rolls into really a conference committee in which the house and the senate would come together and they would have to come together with a report and a solution by december 13th. so what about all of this? let's bring in the panel? syndicated columnist george will, and charles, so can this work? >> well, when it came out last week, it was a bombshell, and they are headed for the tr exits n now. the concessions that are supposed to be -- and incidentally, mitch mcconnell who is negotiating this, i'm not blaming him at all, because he has been handed a hand with no cards and whatever he is able to pull off will be a way to escape from what was a disaster. but, they don't get anything that is real. they will get a few, the republicans i'm talking
raise the debt ceiling until february. fund the government in this continuing resolution, and until roughly january 15th, and the other things are delay on what is called the transitional reinsurance tax, and income verification is a part of the obama care as part of this, but it all rolls into really a conference committee in which the house and the senate would come together and they would have to come together with a report and a solution by december 13th. so what about all of this? let's...
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debt ceiling fight of the year earlier where obama said i will only go for a long- term one. that meant that the debt seouling would hold until after the election day in 2012. you also had a strange decision by obama to conclude the fighting in afghanistan in that year before election day in the middle of the fighting season where everybody understood the logical thing to do before or after which would end up in the winter. and you also had the arguments about the benghazi investigation another amazing coincidence. this it administration that was powerly political and obama campaigning and saying repoetedly against the republicans in 2012, these guys, the republicans, the gop care only about the next election and not about the next generation at a time when his administration was manipulating the regulations and obama care that actually hurt the roll out of obama care. >> what about this, this it field hearing that republican chairman darril issa held about the navigator and weak background checks and exposing personal information? >> i think he is stick to the problem of oba
debt ceiling fight of the year earlier where obama said i will only go for a long- term one. that meant that the debt seouling would hold until after the election day in 2012. you also had a strange decision by obama to conclude the fighting in afghanistan in that year before election day in the middle of the fighting season where everybody understood the logical thing to do before or after which would end up in the winter. and you also had the arguments about the benghazi investigation another...
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the president nobody will be crazy enough to debate the debt ceiling. i think they will. republicans will introduce something along the lines of what charles is talking about and it will be obamacare-related and they are smart to do that. >> maybe they could say postpone the individual mandate. >> here we go again. >> you are already there. >> slowly he turns. more on the panel and the president's news conference after this quick timeout. michael, tell us why you used priceline express deal to book this fabulous tel. wellou can see if a hotel is pet-friendly before y book it and i got great deal without bidding. and where's yoururry friend? i don't ha a cat. save up to 5 during priceline's holidahotel sale. use promo code"holiday" for amazing savings on express deal hotels. now this sale won't last forever so dash on over to priceline.com. express deals. priceline savings without the bidding. it is my goal to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. but i sure would rather do it diplomatically. i'm keeping all options on the table, but if i can do it diplomatically,
the president nobody will be crazy enough to debate the debt ceiling. i think they will. republicans will introduce something along the lines of what charles is talking about and it will be obamacare-related and they are smart to do that. >> maybe they could say postpone the individual mandate. >> here we go again. >> you are already there. >> slowly he turns. more on the panel and the president's news conference after this quick timeout. michael, tell us why you used...
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tax receipt which would continue after a breach of the debt ceiling account for 60%. so they would overwhelmingly be plenty of money to make payment on the national debt. you will hear default on our obligations. that is a loose and slippery term which means that the government wouldn't be able to finance all of the spending. it would be a bad outcome. it would not be traditional understood. >> bret: the government would have to close things? >> significant piece of the government. program would shut down and people would be furloughed and so on. not default on the national debt. >> bret: important distinction. brit, thank you. >> you bet. >> bret: defense secretary leon panetta says he has directed the military to begin taking prudent steps to offset impact of huge budget cuts scheduled for march 1. he said he directed the services to begin planning now in case he has to put nearly 800,000 civilian employees on unpaid leave for up to a month during the remainder of the fiscal year. mortgage rates are ticking up a bit from record lows. freddie mac says the average int
tax receipt which would continue after a breach of the debt ceiling account for 60%. so they would overwhelmingly be plenty of money to make payment on the national debt. you will hear default on our obligations. that is a loose and slippery term which means that the government wouldn't be able to finance all of the spending. it would be a bad outcome. it would not be traditional understood. >> bret: the government would have to close things? >> significant piece of the government....
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just can't keep raising the debt ceiling without conditions. so unconditionally raising the debt ceiling, nobody at home wants me to vote for that and i can't vote for that. but the conundrum is if i don't we do approach these deadlines so there is an impasse. in 2011 we had this impasse and the president did negotiate. we got the sequester. if we were to extend the sequester from discretionary spending to all the entitlements we would actually fix our problem within a few years. >> but what is the democrats and the president resist any of that as we approach the expiration of the resolution? >> i think they will resist and i think they know that our leverage is diminished an our will to shut down the government is diminished -- i will not vote to raise the debt ceiling without conditions. but that doesn't mean i'm in favor -- sometimes you vote no and the government still stays open. so i'm in favor of voting for the principled position, but trying not to be the fly in the ointment that shuts the government down. >> you mean as only your side
just can't keep raising the debt ceiling without conditions. so unconditionally raising the debt ceiling, nobody at home wants me to vote for that and i can't vote for that. but the conundrum is if i don't we do approach these deadlines so there is an impasse. in 2011 we had this impasse and the president did negotiate. we got the sequester. if we were to extend the sequester from discretionary spending to all the entitlements we would actually fix our problem within a few years. >> but...
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ceiling, and the wall street ceo's at the white house, the focus was not the shutdown but the debt ceiling, and jack lew was in the meeting with the lawmakers, and the main purpose for him being there is to tell the lawmakers of going over the nation's debt ceiling, the risks. >> you listen to the white house briefing today and it just didn't seem like anything was coming out of the meeting because jay carney said the president is not negotiating on anything? >> it's a strange thing to announce we are going to have a meeting to atalk and announce in advance there will be no negotiating. i don't quite get what the point of something like that is, except insofar it's about optics. you listen to barack obama and the interview, and it's about protecting i am the calm and reasonable person and not like the crazy person. the merits on the idea that he bent over backwards. he did not call mitch mcconnell in the first seven months of his presidency, which is unusual. they are trying to telegraph the idea that they are seeming reasonable to make republicans look all the more unreasonable. >> i am s
ceiling, and the wall street ceo's at the white house, the focus was not the shutdown but the debt ceiling, and jack lew was in the meeting with the lawmakers, and the main purpose for him being there is to tell the lawmakers of going over the nation's debt ceiling, the risks. >> you listen to the white house briefing today and it just didn't seem like anything was coming out of the meeting because jay carney said the president is not negotiating on anything? >> it's a strange thing...
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so out of chaos came some order. >> the debt ceiling, by the way, is still out there. the deadline is in february. we have to diesel with that at some -- we have to deal with that at some point too. >> couldn't we end on an up note. >> panel, i'll have you back in a few minutes. >>> next up, president obama calls in the calvary to fix the obama care mess. sfoo president obama is reaching outside his comfort zone of close visors for help in recovering from the health care fias fiasco. we bring back ed henry on a familiar name. >> this man seeks out amusement parks because he is a big fan of rollercoasters and now he has a new one, digging the president out of the health care mess. he might find out whether this move is window dressing or if the president is willing to break out beyond a tight amount of advisers who botched the rollout of his initiative. >> this is good and i'm sure you can add a lot to the discussions but in the end it boils down to one thing and that is barack obama. >> and even republicans who praised peddesta are warning the health care trouble is mo
so out of chaos came some order. >> the debt ceiling, by the way, is still out there. the deadline is in february. we have to diesel with that at some -- we have to deal with that at some point too. >> couldn't we end on an up note. >> panel, i'll have you back in a few minutes. >>> next up, president obama calls in the calvary to fix the obama care mess. sfoo president obama is reaching outside his comfort zone of close visors for help in recovering from the health...
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a political crisis over the debt ceiling might be further off than you think. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel tells us about an idea to push the deadline the summer. >> sources say treasury officials told them to extent the debt creeling to mid-may could be stretched so the next deadline for action won't be until august if the senate passes the bill. to buy more time, they say extraordinary measures can be taken. the senate republican leader calls the debt crisis a chance to make the both leaner a more efficient. >> reducing the debt we eliminate an additional drag on the economy. so this isn't a conversation about austerity. it's a conversation about growth. and opportunity. >> republicans say part of getting the nation's fiscal house in order requires cutting government spending. democratic talking point this week is spending isn't the problem. it's the media. >> i am not going to keep cutting the discretionary budget which by the way is not out of control. despite what you hear on fox news. >> though this graphic from the office of management
a political crisis over the debt ceiling might be further off than you think. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel tells us about an idea to push the deadline the summer. >> sources say treasury officials told them to extent the debt creeling to mid-may could be stretched so the next deadline for action won't be until august if the senate passes the bill. to buy more time, they say extraordinary measures can be taken. the senate republican leader calls the debt crisis a chance...
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the government is about to press up against the debt ceiling again and they have to raise that. it could be mid-october. there is a president coulding resolution -- there is a continuing resolution the congress has to pass to keep funding the government. >> september 30th. >> the president has said the most important economic decision he will make in the rest of his presidency is choosing the next fed chairman. we were thinking that was going to come as early as next week. that scrambles that too. he has some pretty politically device people in mind. >> it sucks a lot of oxygen out of it. >> as we heard we should multiply it by 100 is what it will cost. they always under count however it will cost. we were told with iraq that the oil money would pay for it and things like that. no one else is going to help pay for this. we will pay for it. it is a a trivial amount of money in the grand scheme of things, but we have a huge budget. in the day and age where people are so concerned about spending and the budget and the sequester world it is a good debate to have. we should understan
the government is about to press up against the debt ceiling again and they have to raise that. it could be mid-october. there is a president coulding resolution -- there is a continuing resolution the congress has to pass to keep funding the government. >> september 30th. >> the president has said the most important economic decision he will make in the rest of his presidency is choosing the next fed chairman. we were thinking that was going to come as early as next week. that...
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lew is not is chummy with republicans on the hill after the debt ceiling negotiation back in 2011. for that reason and others, his confirmation hearing could be bumpy. if confirmed, he will be dealing with the top issue in this second term, how to get the economy moving and addressing the country's long term fiscal problems. >> this is a president that is forced to grapple with the budget woes, with the economy that cannot get over the hump. it will consume most of his time, i believe, in the second term. >> what he cannot do going into the term is go from economic crisis to economic crisis. that is not leadership. he has to figure out how to address this in ay way. our health care reform cannot waste, must not wait and will not wait another year. >> passing health care legislation early on was high on the president's to-do list. he picked kansas governor to head up health and human services, to get health care legislation done he largely passed control over to congress to put the bill together and to figure out how to get it through. it became a messy process about 2,000-plus-page
lew is not is chummy with republicans on the hill after the debt ceiling negotiation back in 2011. for that reason and others, his confirmation hearing could be bumpy. if confirmed, he will be dealing with the top issue in this second term, how to get the economy moving and addressing the country's long term fiscal problems. >> this is a president that is forced to grapple with the budget woes, with the economy that cannot get over the hump. it will consume most of his time, i believe, in...
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if this up against the debt ceiling fight that potentially we may have. if something big is not done you could have outrage. >> if something isn't done to control the deficit ratios that we are going to face another downgrade down the road. you look at people who are doing the math like moody's, who is nonpartisan. they are out there evaluating the risk of lending people money they say that j.p. morgan is out with a note to call it ten-year mirage. saying down the road it covers 6% of the gap. it doesn't sol tv problem as you explained. >> bret: as always, thank you. >> thank you. >> bret: president obama signs on to something with no fanfare. and no comments. trechtly contradicts how senator obama the candidate talked about the issue. we will tell you what it is later in the grapevine. up next, health update regarding secretary of state hillary clinton. [ ryon ] eating shrimp at red lobster is a fantastic experience. 30 shrimp for $11.99. i can't imagine anything better. you're getting a ton of shrimp, and it tastes really good! [ male announcer ] hurry
if this up against the debt ceiling fight that potentially we may have. if something big is not done you could have outrage. >> if something isn't done to control the deficit ratios that we are going to face another downgrade down the road. you look at people who are doing the math like moody's, who is nonpartisan. they are out there evaluating the risk of lending people money they say that j.p. morgan is out with a note to call it ten-year mirage. saying down the road it covers 6% of the...
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. >> they're stalling for time so they can jam this up against the debt ceiling. i hope they prove me wrong. >> the house passed individual spending bills and sound concerned this could become a huge bargaining session. >> the president is not going to negotiate. we aren't eating. >> 13 percent on the poll approve of the job the president is doing. that's slightly different that 83% disapproval two years ago. ron paul asked members of congress to rally on the capitol steps, six republicans and one democrat showed up. with much of his staff furloughed, west virginia democrat senator joe mansion is answering his phone and speaking directly to his constituents. he hopes congress reaches an agreement soon. >> raising the debt doesn't fix the debt. i've been the first to say that. i want a long term solution to this short term problem we seem to have every three to six months. >> the leading republican sounds hopeful. >> it aappears to me the cr discussion and debt ceiling discussion are combined maybe into one effort. >> the new you fox poll asks about republicans and
. >> they're stalling for time so they can jam this up against the debt ceiling. i hope they prove me wrong. >> the house passed individual spending bills and sound concerned this could become a huge bargaining session. >> the president is not going to negotiate. we aren't eating. >> 13 percent on the poll approve of the job the president is doing. that's slightly different that 83% disapproval two years ago. ron paul asked members of congress to rally on the capitol...
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ceiling. >> you can see it coming. everyone is speaking about the debt spiral which insurers have enrollments too small and heavily weighted to the old and the sick as the young and the healthy aren't enrolling. so if you are a private insurers in a market economy, you go kbkt. the administration will not allow that. they will pump in tons of money to keep the insurers alive and keep obamacare alive. which is why, since this is utterly inevitable, the gop should make a stand today and declare they won't allow that and put legislation out there which will overwhelming support in the population. >> well we know one of the things they are working on in the house is the republicans have gotten together saying they want to institute a lawsuit against the branch because of the changes. it will involve getting the speaker involved and getting it to the floor. do you think they can do that. >> i think they can claim injury and they make the laws and there used to be three steps to make a law, the house and the senator passed i
ceiling. >> you can see it coming. everyone is speaking about the debt spiral which insurers have enrollments too small and heavily weighted to the old and the sick as the young and the healthy aren't enrolling. so if you are a private insurers in a market economy, you go kbkt. the administration will not allow that. they will pump in tons of money to keep the insurers alive and keep obamacare alive. which is why, since this is utterly inevitable, the gop should make a stand today and...
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when treasury bumped up against the debt ceiling in may, it told congress the extraordinary measures would allow it to borrow another $260 billion to keep paying uncle sam's bills until after labor day. the president has been pressuring republicans to approve raising the debt ceiling again now, without conditions like new spending cuts or risk railing financial markets. >> i think the president and administration are absolutely doing this to drop the hammer on republicans on the debt fight, on the funding fight. i think they're going to take the high ground. congress only, only congress can pass an extension of the debt ceiling. >> reporter: each time congress has done so, treasury made the federal retirement programs whole. bret? >> okay, peter, thank you. >>> up next, regulating the regulators, but first, here is a live chopper shot from the san diego affiliate kswb, fox 5. the big story there while we are on the chopper shot, officer involved shooting and the on-going search for a suspect as they pan around. also there, the city council voting to sue mayor bob filner over legal ex
when treasury bumped up against the debt ceiling in may, it told congress the extraordinary measures would allow it to borrow another $260 billion to keep paying uncle sam's bills until after labor day. the president has been pressuring republicans to approve raising the debt ceiling again now, without conditions like new spending cuts or risk railing financial markets. >> i think the president and administration are absolutely doing this to drop the hammer on republicans on the debt...
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ceiling has to have tax loopholes closed. speaker boehner brought the 800 billion in loop whole closures in the beginning of the fiscal cliff negotiation that should be a part of this deal. despite the fact that the president wanted rate increase on the fiscal deal and that's all they want. >> you can see the democrats and white house believe they have the argument in their back pocket. they offered once they can call on it again if they are going to concede on any spending cuts. none have been discussed at least in the short term are going to solve the problem. the only way you solve the problem is by structural entitlement reform. you have to change the trajectory. it is not 50 billion from defense spending there. it would have an impact in our capability in context with the military but the only way you get serious and change the trajectory of the debt is to have entitlement reform. >> what does that take? we are europe and finally we have to do something about it? >> i think charles's point this is a president who wouldn'
ceiling has to have tax loopholes closed. speaker boehner brought the 800 billion in loop whole closures in the beginning of the fiscal cliff negotiation that should be a part of this deal. despite the fact that the president wanted rate increase on the fiscal deal and that's all they want. >> you can see the democrats and white house believe they have the argument in their back pocket. they offered once they can call on it again if they are going to concede on any spending cuts. none...
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the president is saying i'm not going to negotiate on the debt ceiling and not stand for changes in the obama care. that's where we're at. it's unclear how the republicans get out of this unless they get out of the system and pass a clean cr are funding democrats. >> potentially how bad could this uncertainty and even the possibility of a government shut down or a default be for an economy which is clearly still struggling along? >> i think the threat that the shutdowns might have on the economy are grossly exaggerated. they were exaggerated in 2011 and every time we have come up against this administration. >> this wasn't the administration. this is bernanke talking. >> he is covering steps. he's given the wrong signal. he told everybody to prepare for a tightening of the loose money policy. he had the stock market was adjusting. he was slipping and started to change gears mr. the reason he e did isn't the shutdown at all. that was the way to cover up his zigzag. it's the astonishing low recovery that's happened on this administration. this is the worst recovery. this is a cliche alrea
the president is saying i'm not going to negotiate on the debt ceiling and not stand for changes in the obama care. that's where we're at. it's unclear how the republicans get out of this unless they get out of the system and pass a clean cr are funding democrats. >> potentially how bad could this uncertainty and even the possibility of a government shut down or a default be for an economy which is clearly still struggling along? >> i think the threat that the shutdowns might have...
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the debt ceiling being used to extort a president. >> reporter: bernanke gave the president a boost by warning of major damage if both issues are not revolved. in response to a question from fox business's peter barnes. >> a government shutdown and perhaps even more so a failure to raise the at the time limit could have very serious consequences. >> reporter: the president was on defense, though, in an interview with telemundo where he was pressed on his decision not it cancel a speech attacking republicans hundred, despite the mass shooting at the washington naval yard. >> i'm in touch with the fbi. i'm in touch with my national security team. we're making sure that all the assets are out there for us it deal with this as well as we can. on the other hand, when also important it remember is is that congress had a lot of work to do right now. >> reporter: now, critics like republican kevin brady say the fed's delay translates into the hangover being delayed on what he called monetary mormorphine. it also means with the fed likely to pull back in december, the economy could take a hi
the debt ceiling being used to extort a president. >> reporter: bernanke gave the president a boost by warning of major damage if both issues are not revolved. in response to a question from fox business's peter barnes. >> a government shutdown and perhaps even more so a failure to raise the at the time limit could have very serious consequences. >> reporter: the president was on defense, though, in an interview with telemundo where he was pressed on his decision not it cancel...
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it happened with the debt ceiling, we know the end game. why would you threaten something and demand in return something you know the president will never do. it's his signature legislation. it would be repudiation of his first term. the only alternative is to go over a cliff, which is dumb. >> if you believe obama care will be so detrimental to the country, as many of the republicans that signed on believe, then aren't you by representing who you represent supposed to fight for that which could hurt the country? >> but you don't engage in a tactic that you know from the beginning will lose, will injure the republicans who had a come back since the 1st of january. only way to do it is to recover the senate and do it with full control of congress, if ever, or the white house. you can't govern from a single house of congress. >> you can effect changes and delays to obama care at a time when obama care is as unpopular as it has ever been which is saying something. republicans should focus on this, come up with some strategy. that's what mike l
it happened with the debt ceiling, we know the end game. why would you threaten something and demand in return something you know the president will never do. it's his signature legislation. it would be repudiation of his first term. the only alternative is to go over a cliff, which is dumb. >> if you believe obama care will be so detrimental to the country, as many of the republicans that signed on believe, then aren't you by representing who you represent supposed to fight for that...
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ceiling. >> congress can limit the debt. and should not allow the e a budget plan from the white house. and the democratic senate. >> but they would prefer congress sort out this. >> this is not a deal that the white house is going to have. >> that will continue. >> mike emanuel live on the north lawn. thank you. >>> european union warns of new divide in continent between rich and poor. the unemployment numbers peak and the social welfare systems spray. amy kellogg has disturbing job news from london tonight. >> the euro zone unemployment average reached all-time high of 11.8%. up from 11.7 in october. in country like italy, the situation is particularly dire. youth unemployment registered to 37%. >> here they are lined up with jobs accusation center. >> i don't have any trust in my country. absolutely not. no way out. we have our backs against the wall. either you leigh, if you stay here you are condemned. >> some blame the austerity measures that led to violence across the continent for aggravating the employment situation
ceiling. >> congress can limit the debt. and should not allow the e a budget plan from the white house. and the democratic senate. >> but they would prefer congress sort out this. >> this is not a deal that the white house is going to have. >> that will continue. >> mike emanuel live on the north lawn. thank you. >>> european union warns of new divide in continent between rich and poor. the unemployment numbers peak and the social welfare systems spray....
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by mid-may, the debt will near the stamp care limit to raise -- statutory limit to raise debt ceiling. no sign that lawmakers agree on much beyond when they scheduled vacation time. >> bret: thank you, carl. please join us as sunday, john roberts and the investigative news team at fox news go behind the scenes of the sequester battle. showdown on debt row. 8:00 p.m. eastern sunday. this is a fox news alert. the state department released its latest study on the potential impacts of the controversial keystone xl pipeline. correspondent doug mckelway tells us what is in that report. and what isn't. >> today's release of the state department draft environmental impact statement was expected to reveal how the administration might rule on the proposed keystone xl pipeline. in a post released conference call with reporters a state department spokesperson was not committal. >> it does call out where there could be impact it and what mitigation experts could be. but it really has no recommendations one way or the other. at this point, we are looking at this very, very objectiv objectively. >>
by mid-may, the debt will near the stamp care limit to raise -- statutory limit to raise debt ceiling. no sign that lawmakers agree on much beyond when they scheduled vacation time. >> bret: thank you, carl. please join us as sunday, john roberts and the investigative news team at fox news go behind the scenes of the sequester battle. showdown on debt row. 8:00 p.m. eastern sunday. this is a fox news alert. the state department released its latest study on the potential impacts of the...
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half a budget, but raising the debt ceiling for a budget to be named later is to me something i probably won't be able to vote for. >> if you raised it for three months unconditionally, three months from now what principles do you stand on to keep you from raising it again? >> all republicans have been frustrated by the senate failing to pass a budget. speaker boehner's office released inknow graphic about what could have been accomplished since the last budget passed on april 29, 2009. it clouded 179 round trips to the moon. circumnavigating the globe 73 times. leading senate republicans say it's time for the senate to step up. it has been four year since the senate acted on a budget. in fact, if you believe this. many of you have ipads. ipads didn't exist the last time the senate passed a budget. >> the senate majority didn't say no but he didn't fully embrace the house deal either. >> i'm glad that they sent us up a clean -- they are going to send us a clean debt ceiling bill. the other stuff on it, we'll approach it when we need to. glad we're not facing a crisis here in a matter of
half a budget, but raising the debt ceiling for a budget to be named later is to me something i probably won't be able to vote for. >> if you raised it for three months unconditionally, three months from now what principles do you stand on to keep you from raising it again? >> all republicans have been frustrated by the senate failing to pass a budget. speaker boehner's office released inknow graphic about what could have been accomplished since the last budget passed on april 29,...
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we'll get to spending cut in february when we try to increase the debt ceiling. democrats want an automatic increase. others are saying i'm not going to spending for u.i. insurance. i don't like the patch for unemployment insurance or patch for the sequester. is no longer a difference on substance. >> behind this. cantor look at the bill, came out and said he was against the bill. he washingtoned in the second conference meeting shoulder to shoulder with john boehner show of solidarity publicly but said he was against the bill because of the spending cuts. back drama. thursday is the re-election of speaker boehner and the new congress. >> it's possible this is the prelude to a channel thursday. it would be naked to do it. there are conservative in the republican caucus in the house who hate the bill. for good reason. this is a complete surrender on everything. the ratio of tax cut. or tax hike to spending cut is 40 to 1, rather than 1 to 1 or 1 to 2 or 1 to 3. a complete rout by the democrats. so it's understandable. i think what is likely to happen is that the l
we'll get to spending cut in february when we try to increase the debt ceiling. democrats want an automatic increase. others are saying i'm not going to spending for u.i. insurance. i don't like the patch for unemployment insurance or patch for the sequester. is no longer a difference on substance. >> behind this. cantor look at the bill, came out and said he was against the bill. he washingtoned in the second conference meeting shoulder to shoulder with john boehner show of solidarity...
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ceiling without real cuts in spending. it's as simple as that. >> reporter: officials here say they simply will not negotiate with republicans on the debt ceiling because those talks spooked the markets and hurt the economy, which is why the president today declared if the republicans don't want to pay the nation's bills, they're deadbeats. a sign we're headed for a big showdown. >> here we go again. thank you, ed. >>> 40% self identified as democrats in this latest poll, 34% republican, 22% independent or other and 3% as don't know or wouldn't say. on wall street today stocks were up. the dow was up 13, the s&p 500 added 4, the nasdaq gained 26. >>> in washington, when numbers are your friend, you point to them. and when they aren't, you ignore them. that seems to be the case again with a new report from the nonpartisan congressional budget office that looks at the sequester. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel has details. >> reporter: a new analysis from the congressional budget office estimates if sequestrat
ceiling without real cuts in spending. it's as simple as that. >> reporter: officials here say they simply will not negotiate with republicans on the debt ceiling because those talks spooked the markets and hurt the economy, which is why the president today declared if the republicans don't want to pay the nation's bills, they're deadbeats. a sign we're headed for a big showdown. >> here we go again. thank you, ed. >>> 40% self identified as democrats in this latest poll,...
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ceiling. reid was asked if he would consider defunding obama care in exchange for the budget authority. >> we are not negotiating on the debt ceiling. the president said this, i've said it, and i don't know how many more times we need to say that. >> reporter: in the house, majority whip kevin mccarthy says recent votes to delay obama care revealed growing democrat support. >> we have 35 democrats joining with us in delaying the mandate on business and 22 in the individual. so i think even the democrats begin to see the unraveling. >> reporter: a number of conservatives tell me they're on the fence about the effort because they would love to defund obama care, but they say they worry about the political collateral damage if republicans get blamed for a government shut down. >> mike, thank you. >>> stocks were mixed today. the dow lost 26, s&p 500 was down 6, the nasdaq was up a fraction of a point. >>> an investigation into possible shady dealings by a man in a position of power chosen for the
ceiling. reid was asked if he would consider defunding obama care in exchange for the budget authority. >> we are not negotiating on the debt ceiling. the president said this, i've said it, and i don't know how many more times we need to say that. >> reporter: in the house, majority whip kevin mccarthy says recent votes to delay obama care revealed growing democrat support. >> we have 35 democrats joining with us in delaying the mandate on business and 22 in the individual. so...
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to come up with a strategy over the drama over the debt ceiling. continuing resolution and sequester cuts. one of them admits it's a tough situation for them. >> there is no celebration in the fact we are a nation of $16 trillion in debt. you have somebody in the white house that says to do the one thing that makes no sense whatsoever. that is raise the debt creeling with no change in the future. that is absurd argument. >> let's get more on the republican messaging from senior political analyst. brit hume. good evening. >> hi, bret. >> the house republicans are not wrong to seek spending cut to allow borrowing by a treasury more than $16 trillion in debt. but in politics it's not enough to be right. you need to be effective. it requires recognition that politics is a team sport and being united is critical. this is true if the party controls one house of congress and the other party not only has the other one but the white house as well. consider what happened in the recent fiscal cliff end game. taxes were set to go up by law on january 1. some h
to come up with a strategy over the drama over the debt ceiling. continuing resolution and sequester cuts. one of them admits it's a tough situation for them. >> there is no celebration in the fact we are a nation of $16 trillion in debt. you have somebody in the white house that says to do the one thing that makes no sense whatsoever. that is raise the debt creeling with no change in the future. that is absurd argument. >> let's get more on the republican messaging from senior...